"Where did the school get a gharial from? It's outrageous! Hurry up and return my milk cap, I'll trade you a new one!"
Seeing her intimate apparel, hung out to dry, snatched away by a fish-eating crocodile from the lake, the girl broke down, kneeling in front of the theft-proof window, letting out a desperate cry.
If it were normal underwear, fine, but what the fish-eating crocodile took was different—it was a brand-name item with a gathering and beautifying effect, perfect for creating a street buzz while wearing summer dresses.
Now, as winter was approaching, she was planning to wash it, lock it safely in her wardrobe.
But... it's gone.
"Your classmate looks familiar; I recall, during the Qinling observation activity, she was the one shouting about her underwear being snatched by a bear..."
Just stepping off the bus, Ansheng spotted a girl in shame and anger on the second-floor dormitory balcony, shouting at the theft-proof window, paused, then asked Ah Qing inquisitively.
If memory serves correctly, during the Qinling event, this girl's underwear had been snatched by wolf pups and was even carried around the lodging camp by young black bears like a beehive full of flowers...
Afterward, not a single piece of the underwear she brought was left. She had to borrow from classmates to get through the activity.
Ah Qing even pinched her cheek, saying little foxes shouldn't eat silicone; otherwise, they might choke.
"Yes, last time, it was also Miao Miao!"
Ah Qing, seeing the little fox's curious inquiry, thought for a moment and responded, "Miao Miao's intimate clothing seems to have some other magical aura that even among small animals counts as a hard currency for social exchange."
Regarding Miao Miao's situation, Ah Qing paused for a moment before describing it to the little fox.
Miao Miao's underwear = hard currency for social exchange.
Ah Qing wasn't very close with Miao Miao; just during sophomore year, she organized a business banquet table for her and the little ones to sit down and talk.
But the ultimate outcome was a negotiation breakdown, with gourmet delights deemed costly, and freedom deemed even more precious, sacrifices for milk cap if need be.
"Playing... playing this perversely?" Ansheng looked surprised at Ah Qing and glanced again at Miao Miao cursing the crocodile.
"Hmm? Why do you want to know about these things?" Ah Qing eyed the little fox nervously, saying, "If you plan to sneak out and steal from classmates, beware the high-pressure cooker!"
"Who do you think I am, Ah Qing?" Ansheng retorted disdainfully at Ah Qing's words.
"Bring me over the vacuum induction smelter!"
Miao Miao's peculiar incidents clearly fell out of the category of accidents, likely affected by influences related to Spiritual Particles, leading to wild animals being irresistibly drawn to her.
As for what precisely was happening to Miao Miao, Ansheng had no clue.
But in the face of injustice, he had already planned to have Fat Cat and the others bring over a sack.
......
Returning to Xinxing Agricultural Science College, School of Animal Science, amidst the hopeful glances of professors and teachers, the Medicine Spring Mountain Lord stepped off the bus, leaving the students of the School of Animal Science stunned.
What wild tigers, Wandashan No. 1, appeared merely like small orange kittens before the Medicine Spring Mountain Lord.
Those strong, powerful arms, with each step taken, their muscle lines seemed ready to clump together like strands being pulled, conveying a profoundly inexpressible sense of oppressive power, as if a roar from him would send the woods trembling.
With students staring bewildered, the School of Animal Science's professors and teachers invited the Medicine Spring Mountain Lord to the girls' dormitory, arranging a new room for him.
They called it a new room because the School of Animal Science professors considered his size, connecting two rooms into a single space for the Medicine Spring Mountain Lord's use.
Student card, filled dining hall card, water card, all been provided for the Medicine Spring Mountain Lord.
Ah Qing served as translator, introducing the dorm room essentials and the stunned senior sisters outside the door to the big orange cat.
Curious about everything, the Medicine Spring Mountain Lord asked Ah Qing about various matters in the college.
Ah Qing and the professors answered patiently.
"Ah Qing, I'm heading home with the rabbit first..."
As students prepared to head to the School of Animal Science hospital after examining the student dormitory, Ansheng leapt from Ah Qing's shoulder, made a quaking sound, and dashed off.
"Hey? Xiaolan... Don't you want the snacks?" Ah Qing called after the departing little fox.
"I'm running away because I don't want the snacks!"
As Ansheng glanced back at Ah Qing, making a quaking sound, her face betrayed an exasperated expression.
Within the School of Animal Science, aside from students purchasing jerky or feed themselves, most of the snacks are free exchanges with locals for chicken and pig remnants, boiled, sliced, and dried...
Ansheng didn't like this sort of thing typically, but the students of the School of Animal Science enthusiastically promoted it, saying freeze-dried items were overlooked; fresh snacks were available on the playground.
They almost dragged the little fox by the hand for a free shopping trip to the playground.
Their goodwill was acknowledged by Ansheng.
But as for eating it... better let them keep it!
"Listen closely, Rabbit, in our Xinxing Agricultural Science College, the School of Animal Science is extremely perilous; unless you are fully healthy, don't seek out trouble here."
"Last time I came by, I saw a Doggy with diarrhea and gastritis; the students jumped on it like it was a rare treasure, elevated it, placed it on a wooden chair, tied its four legs to the chair legs with electrical tape, mouth wired shut, giving it a two-hour drip..."
"School of Animal Science students lack compassion, seeing animals passing, they wish to drag them into the practice building for a full examination process."
Ansheng walked along the campus road, glancing at the Black-skinned Rabbit beside him, starting a rant.
"Squeak..." The Black-skinned Rabbit nodded semi-comprehendingly, curiously surveying the campus environment.
"In a bit, I'll introduce you to a friend; we usually call him Fat Cat, the local besleader in Chang'an, consult him if anything is unclear."
"He's often got odd jobs for the taking, usually those needing no experience, the pay is pretty good." Ansheng introduced the campus task posting point to the Black-skinned Rabbit.
In between chats, Ansheng led the Black-skinned Rabbit from the School of Animal Science back to the cafeteria rear area of the College of Agriculture.
In the small grove, there's a wooden house made of anti-akey wood, spanning two to thirty square meters.
Arriving at the wooden house, Ansheng walked up the steps placed in front, reaching the lock spot, entering a password.
With a "beep," Ansheng opened the door, a strong chill wafting from inside.
The wooden house interior was empty, the sole feature being a cellar-style stairway in the living room.
Ansheng waved to the Black-skinned Rabbit, leading it to the campus shelter he and others constructed.
"Brother Fuli! You're back!"
Fat Cat, lying in the air-conditioned room, scratching its rear and watching TV, saw someone come in, eyed them, recognized them, and leapt up in surprise.
"Hmm?"
Observing Fat Cat's enthusiastic display, Ansheng's expression froze, disbelief evident as she looked at Fat Cat.
"You damned cat..."
"Are you secretly accepting bribes again?"
Fat Cat coughed, replied, "I would never accept bribes lightly..."
"It's just that, the foreigner came by again, asked me to pass some words to Master Fuli."
"Foreigner? Is... it that jellyfish woman's butler?" Ansheng inquired, puzzled. "What's he asking me for? Didn't he say he was going to max out the jellyfish woman's credit card?"
"Indeed! He maxed out all her cards, and the fool was released before National Day, realizing her bank balance was zero, she went straight into a blood vessel rupture."
Fat Cat remarked with a peculiar countenance:
"That old man said the fool seems to want to borrow money from you?"
"Me? Borrow money from me?"